gambusia

gambusia
/gam byooh"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n.
any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
[1900-05; < NL, alter. of Cuban Sp gambusino; see -IA]

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